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what the u.s. did to iran. >> when i heard of that latest car bombing in beirut, i immediately suspected that the slaughter that's going on in syria is going to spread to the neighboring companies. do you see that happening? >> it could well and the biggest concern is of course turkey. you see the cases where the turkish jet was shot down, there's been other issues along the border there. but syria, of course, could well try to move into lebanon to make a point to the rest of the world. we don't know much about this bombing yet so it's a little bit early to figure out where this all happened from. but you know, could the syrian conflict expand? very easily. >> you wrote a por powerful story this week about arms that are gettin to the rebels that are winding up in the hands of maybe even al qaeda. >> this is a big problem. you have heard president obama say that while the u.s. would not arm the rebels directly, the u.s. would facilitate that arming and that's been happening through gutter and throug
what the u.s. did to iran. >> when i heard of that latest car bombing in beirut, i immediately suspected that the slaughter that's going on in syria is going to spread to the neighboring companies. do you see that happening? >> it could well and the biggest concern is of course turkey. you see the cases where the turkish jet was shot down, there's been other issues along the border there. but syria, of course, could well try to move into lebanon to make a point to the rest of the...
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cnn has learned u.s. special operation forces are in libya and in nearby countries that are helping collect intelligence about who took part in that september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the killing of the american ambassador and three other americans. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by. what are you learning, barbara? >> wolf, think of this as very small, very elite, very secret. small numbers of u.s. operation forces working with intelligence operatives and other members of the federal government working in libya and working in nearby countries going in and out of libya, perhaps, to gather the intelligence they need about what happened there. looking at intercepts, imagery, we talked a couple days ago about assembling target folders and enough intelligence to begin to develop a target list if, if president obama were to ask for it. the military doesn't hang around waiting for the president to ask, they get busy. that is what they are doing now. ver
cnn has learned u.s. special operation forces are in libya and in nearby countries that are helping collect intelligence about who took part in that september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the killing of the american ambassador and three other americans. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by. what are you learning, barbara? >> wolf, think of this as very small, very elite, very secret. small numbers of u.s. operation forces working with...
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. >> after the u.s. election. >> after the u.s. election. i think that he and the iranian leadership like everybody else is waiting to see how the election turns out. but what we also don't know is whether the supreme leader in iran is willing to go ahead with actually making a deal. he may just want negotiations to drag this process out, give them more time to make fuel. >> you know, everybody knows about the tensions between iran and israel. fewer people know about the tensions between iran and saudi arabia. i raise the issue not only because there was this report that the iranians wanted to kill -- to assassinate the saudi ambassador here at a washington restaurant in georgetown but now engaged in warfare against saw dee business targets. what's going on here? >> there was attack on saudi aramco, the old american and saudi oil operation. american intelligence officials say they believe that attack was iranian in origin. they have not said it was state-sponsored so that could be iranian sympathizers. it could be iranians are trying to make
. >> after the u.s. election. >> after the u.s. election. i think that he and the iranian leadership like everybody else is waiting to see how the election turns out. but what we also don't know is whether the supreme leader in iran is willing to go ahead with actually making a deal. he may just want negotiations to drag this process out, give them more time to make fuel. >> you know, everybody knows about the tensions between iran and israel. fewer people know about the...
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there's also a very heated u.s. senate race in wisconsin underway right now. here's cnn's ted rowlands. >> reporter: on the right, tommy thompson, on the left, tammy baldwin, now 70, he served four terms as wisconsin governor and was george w. bush's secretary of health and human services. she's 50, openly gay and a 14-year veteran of the house of representatives. up for grabs is the senate seat left open by retiring democrat herb cole which republicans desperately want to help them win a majority. >> i'm tommy thompson. >> reporter: both sides are pooring in cash, a state record $40 million has been spent so far on this election. almost three-fourths coming from groups that aren't directly associated with the candidates but are very interested in the outcome. >> you can't turn on your tv right now without running into ads for tammy and tommy. >> reporter: daniel bice has been covering wisconsin politics for more than 20 years. this race he says is all about attacking the opponent. >> she's trying to define thompson as someone who was a good governor but no lo
there's also a very heated u.s. senate race in wisconsin underway right now. here's cnn's ted rowlands. >> reporter: on the right, tommy thompson, on the left, tammy baldwin, now 70, he served four terms as wisconsin governor and was george w. bush's secretary of health and human services. she's 50, openly gay and a 14-year veteran of the house of representatives. up for grabs is the senate seat left open by retiring democrat herb cole which republicans desperately want to help them win a...
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well, u.s. and french research team has discovered a planet twice the size of earth made largely of sparkly rock. pretty amazing stuff. it's orbiting a sun-like star in the constellation of cancer. and it's moving so fast that a year there is just 18 hours. it's also really hot. temperatures there can reach 3,900 degrees fahrenheit. and it is time to go buy some stamps because the u.s. postal service just announced that the cost of stamps is going up a penny in january. if the postal regulatory commission okays the increase, sending a letter first class will now cost you 46 cents. the postal service also plans to introduce a global forever stamp letting you mail letters anywhere in the world for $1.10. a story that, wolf, i'm most fascinated is about that planet. fascinating. a planet made of diamonds. wolf, imagine that. >> imagine that. thanks very much, lisa. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, we're counting down to the vice presidential debate. we have it covered like nob
well, u.s. and french research team has discovered a planet twice the size of earth made largely of sparkly rock. pretty amazing stuff. it's orbiting a sun-like star in the constellation of cancer. and it's moving so fast that a year there is just 18 hours. it's also really hot. temperatures there can reach 3,900 degrees fahrenheit. and it is time to go buy some stamps because the u.s. postal service just announced that the cost of stamps is going up a penny in january. if the postal regulatory...
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you see, neither one is a u.s. citizen. both are part of the group called dreamers, whose parents brought them here illegally when they were children and here they are, trying to encourage people to exercise their right they only wish they had. >> have a nice day. >> meanwhile, an important ruling today. a court allowed early in-person voting in ohio during the final three days before the presidential election. the case was brought by democrats and the obama campaign. here's a look at this hour's hot shots. in cambodia, a woman lights a prayer candle inside a pagoda.r following practice for the japanese formul one grand prix. in france, a man looks at art work at a fesval and in turkey, check this out. a sherd rdes his horse near the turkish syria border. and remember, you can always llow what's going oner
you see, neither one is a u.s. citizen. both are part of the group called dreamers, whose parents brought them here illegally when they were children and here they are, trying to encourage people to exercise their right they only wish they had. >> have a nice day. >> meanwhile, an important ruling today. a court allowed early in-person voting in ohio during the final three days before the presidential election. the case was brought by democrats and the obama campaign. here's a look...
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the u.s. supreme court. the conservative majority questioned how raised conscious admissions are event effective. high school student abigail fisher sued the university of texas claiming she wasn't admitted because she's white. a decision isn't expected before early next year. and we've tamed the dragon. those are the words of an astronaut on the international space station after linking up with a capsule sent by the company spacex. the capsule is filled with 1,000 pounds of supplies for the space station. spacex is trying to figure out why one of nine engines on its rocket malfunctioned during takeoff. and take a look at this. you've got to watch this cheerleader as she keeps going and going and going and going. and she keeps going until she sets a guinness world record by doing 35 consecutive back flips. 16-year-old miranda ferguson is a 16-year-old out of dallas. she broke the record by three flips. she admitted she was tiring near the end but had enough pep to set the new record. >> good f
the u.s. supreme court. the conservative majority questioned how raised conscious admissions are event effective. high school student abigail fisher sued the university of texas claiming she wasn't admitted because she's white. a decision isn't expected before early next year. and we've tamed the dragon. those are the words of an astronaut on the international space station after linking up with a capsule sent by the company spacex. the capsule is filled with 1,000 pounds of supplies for the...
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now, u.s. officials say they cannot say with 100% certainty but they say it's somewhat likely that the american in this video is austin tykes. he's a former marine and had been working overseas as a journalist when he disappeared about six weeks ago. in fact, some of our sources say this video someone looked at clips of jihadists and sort of made up this video. they say normally you would think a group would want to take credit for capturing an american. but in here there's no flag. also it wasn't posted on typical jihadist forums, but facebook and youtube. they don't even make any demands in the video. our sources say jihadists typically make videos like this in a controlled environment, like a studio. not the chaotic shots you see here. and experts and u.s. officials say normally when you see the syrian rebels they look very worn and dishevelled. reflects the hardships of fighting hard over zeseveral months. the militants in this video look clean, too clean some would say. bottom line, u.s. o
now, u.s. officials say they cannot say with 100% certainty but they say it's somewhat likely that the american in this video is austin tykes. he's a former marine and had been working overseas as a journalist when he disappeared about six weeks ago. in fact, some of our sources say this video someone looked at clips of jihadists and sort of made up this video. they say normally you would think a group would want to take credit for capturing an american. but in here there's no flag. also it...
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the u.s. national interest. that goes against what republicans, including senator marco rubio, has said clearly and loudly. venezuela supports syria. venezuela supports iran. they could, in fact, be supporting hezbollah here in the country, although there isn't any concrete proof of that. those people, the republicans are saying, look, pay attention to venezuela. we need to understand what they're doing in this hemisph e hemisphere. >> paula newton, thanks very much. >>> a notorious self-confessed killer reportedly about to become a father behind bars. we have details on that and a lot more news coming up here in "the situation room." in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's wh
the u.s. national interest. that goes against what republicans, including senator marco rubio, has said clearly and loudly. venezuela supports syria. venezuela supports iran. they could, in fact, be supporting hezbollah here in the country, although there isn't any concrete proof of that. those people, the republicans are saying, look, pay attention to venezuela. we need to understand what they're doing in this hemisph e hemisphere. >> paula newton, thanks very much. >>> a...
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the decision comes after the u.s. anti-doping agency accused the cycling star of systematic drug use, something he's denied. armstrong is now being asked to give back nearly $4 million from his tour winnings as his name gets wiped from the record books. >>> and cuba is trying to quell renewed speculation over fidel castro's health and reports that the former leader might be close to death. stays-run media ran an article in castro's name that scoffs at the rumors and shows these photos of him reading the paper and walking in a garden. castro is 86 years old and has not been seen in public since march when the pope visited cuba. >>> the candidates are making final pitches. the white house says president obama will sit down with jay leno on "the tonight show" this wednesday. it will be his third appearance as president. last week, he talked foreign policy with jon stewart and ann romney visited with the the tonight show" last month, of course she was without her husband. >> trying to get votes. >> this is the final stret
the decision comes after the u.s. anti-doping agency accused the cycling star of systematic drug use, something he's denied. armstrong is now being asked to give back nearly $4 million from his tour winnings as his name gets wiped from the record books. >>> and cuba is trying to quell renewed speculation over fidel castro's health and reports that the former leader might be close to death. stays-run media ran an article in castro's name that scoffs at the rumors and shows these photos...
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one cable from the u.s. and tel aviv in april of 2009 says of the weapons flow to hamas the egyptians know that the arms pipeline runs from iran to sudan to egypt. >> seems pretty clear hamas is continuing to receive arms. and not just hamas, these other groups, these more radical jihadist groups involved in the shooting rockets at israel. so the iranians have been trying to get arms from libya to gaza. they're getting arms via sudan to gaza. >> contacted by cnn an official at iran's mission to the u.n. strongly rejected what he called those baseless allegations. we tried repeatedly but could not get sudanese officials in washington and at the u.n. to respond to the claims that their country is working with iran to smuggle weapons to hamas. wolf. >> is widespread an assumption that this would not necessarily be the first time israel has struck inside sudan. >> that's right, wolf. there are strong indications they have done that before. in 2009 at least one convoy carrying weapons in sudan was targeted from t
one cable from the u.s. and tel aviv in april of 2009 says of the weapons flow to hamas the egyptians know that the arms pipeline runs from iran to sudan to egypt. >> seems pretty clear hamas is continuing to receive arms. and not just hamas, these other groups, these more radical jihadist groups involved in the shooting rockets at israel. so the iranians have been trying to get arms from libya to gaza. they're getting arms via sudan to gaza. >> contacted by cnn an official at...
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the secretary of state hillary clinton now says flatly the security of u.s. diplomatic posts around the world is her responsibility. she spoke bluntly with cnn's foreign affairs reporter elise labott during her current visit to peru. >> reporter: secretary clinton, thank you so much for joining cnn c cnn. i want to talk a little bit about the benghazi attack, september 1 19, the evening of this horrible day, you get a call that the consulate in benghazi was attacked and the ambassador has died. what goes through your head at that moment? >> well, elise, this was a many hour ordeal that we were all involved in. and i was deeply concerned as you would obviously assume to hear about an attack. >> on 9/11. >> on 9/11. an attack that was just overwhelming many armed men, numbers not clear, not only at our post but at our annex. and we couldn't find ambassador stevens. and we were trying desperately to figure out what had happened to him and to shaun smith and the others who were there. so it was an intense, you know, long ordeal for everybody at the state departme
the secretary of state hillary clinton now says flatly the security of u.s. diplomatic posts around the world is her responsibility. she spoke bluntly with cnn's foreign affairs reporter elise labott during her current visit to peru. >> reporter: secretary clinton, thank you so much for joining cnn c cnn. i want to talk a little bit about the benghazi attack, september 1 19, the evening of this horrible day, you get a call that the consulate in benghazi was attacked and the ambassador has...
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u.s. supreme court is now back in session for the first time since it ruled on the obama administration's landmark health care law last june. so how might mitt romney change the high court if he becomes president of the united states? he's already giving all of us some major clues. let's bring in cnn's crime and justice correspondent joe johns who's taking a closer look. what are you seeing? >> the supreme court doesn't get talked about that much on the campaign trail. but choosing a justice is one of the most important things a president does. it's how on administration puts its mark on some of the nation east toughest, most divisive issues. and we have a look at how mitt romney might handle it if he's president. whenever mitt romney fielded questions during the primaries about his picks for the supreme court, he was armed with a stock republican answer. >> what i would look to do would be to appoint people to the supreme court that will follow strictly the constitution as opposed to to l
u.s. supreme court is now back in session for the first time since it ruled on the obama administration's landmark health care law last june. so how might mitt romney change the high court if he becomes president of the united states? he's already giving all of us some major clues. let's bring in cnn's crime and justice correspondent joe johns who's taking a closer look. what are you seeing? >> the supreme court doesn't get talked about that much on the campaign trail. but choosing a...
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. >>> a new book reveals if u.s. navy seals had captured osama bin laden, president obama would have put him on trial in a civilian court rather than in front of a military tribunal. vanity fair's excerpts from the new book entitled "the finish" he says the president told him and i'm quoting now "my belief was if we captured him i would be in a pretty strong position politically here to argue that due process and rule of law would be or best weapon of al qaeda in preventing him from appearing as a martyr. a direct quote from the president in this new book. lisa sylvester's monitoring some of the top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> hi, wolf. turkey struck back at syria after a cross-border mortar strike. the office of the turkish prime minister says "points in syria have been hit by artillery fire." a mortar strike killed five people near the border. a nato meeting is underway now and it comes on the same day that three car bombs hit a popular square in aleppo, syria's biggest city. at least 40 people we
. >>> a new book reveals if u.s. navy seals had captured osama bin laden, president obama would have put him on trial in a civilian court rather than in front of a military tribunal. vanity fair's excerpts from the new book entitled "the finish" he says the president told him and i'm quoting now "my belief was if we captured him i would be in a pretty strong position politically here to argue that due process and rule of law would be or best weapon of al qaeda in...
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now, the u.s. at least for now, wolf, is not in the cone. here to here the u.s. right through here. so i just want you to know though, the u.s. is not that far out of the cone as a 60 or 70-mile-per-hour storm. here's the rub. we talk about the computer models. i'm drawing two separate models. it's going to be hard to tell the difference right now, but there's a yellow and a white one. the white and yellow hang together. they are right over the bahamas in about 72 hours. they are very much in agreement. so we know the bahamas will get it. we know cuba will get it and jamaica eventually. the two low pressure systems, one goes to the left, one goes to new york city. but all the others go out to the atlantic. that's we're concerned about. if it does turn left and go to new england or new york, it will be seven days away. new york, you are not in the cone, but you're not quite out of everything yet. when the computers all decide that it's going that way, we'll be in good shape. if they all decide something else, we'll keep you advised. >> i know you'll be watching sandy every step of th
now, the u.s. at least for now, wolf, is not in the cone. here to here the u.s. right through here. so i just want you to know though, the u.s. is not that far out of the cone as a 60 or 70-mile-per-hour storm. here's the rub. we talk about the computer models. i'm drawing two separate models. it's going to be hard to tell the difference right now, but there's a yellow and a white one. the white and yellow hang together. they are right over the bahamas in about 72 hours. they are very much in...
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do you need the u.s. military to help you in this area? >> they're here already. they've been tremendous. part of the army corps of engineers i think it's the sea watering unit. they were actually very helpful to the folks in katrina in new orleans. and they've been here. we need their help on the subway system. also part of the mta we also have two tunnels that transport cars. right now those tunnels are completely flooded. the brooklyn battery tunnel which is recently been renamed, that tunnel each tunnel -- that's two of them, have 47 million gallons of water in them that was flowing in from the hudson river. and we need to get that water out of there. then we need to do an examination of the structural integrity of those tunnels. once we do that and hopefully they're structurally sound, we'll be able to get cars moving through between queens and manhattan and between brooklyn and manhattan. >> there's been some concern that if the water stays in those subway stations for too long it could cause even greater problems, mold and other dangerous situations. how co
do you need the u.s. military to help you in this area? >> they're here already. they've been tremendous. part of the army corps of engineers i think it's the sea watering unit. they were actually very helpful to the folks in katrina in new orleans. and they've been here. we need their help on the subway system. also part of the mta we also have two tunnels that transport cars. right now those tunnels are completely flooded. the brooklyn battery tunnel which is recently been renamed, that...
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i've also talked to municipal workers, even a u.s. coast guard staffer, that was going through the neighborhoods, just trying to sort things out. so there were people who stayed here. unfortunately, the reports i'm getting, and i'll let cnn independently confirm this, but what i'm hearing is that southern long beach island did much worse than northern long beach island. and obviously, my sympathies go out to anyone on the whole eastern seaboard who was severely affected by this storm. >> what was it like at the height of the storm? what did you have to do to deal with this? >> well, it wasn't, you know, the calmest night in my life. but you just try to keep a cool head and you get as much information as possible. i had studied what the tidal patterns were, so i knew when to expect that the water started receding, and i was very grateful to see that the water promptly exited the first floor of the property here after high tide happened. i also, you know, calculated when sunrise would be. we lost power at about 10:30 p.m. so you just tr
i've also talked to municipal workers, even a u.s. coast guard staffer, that was going through the neighborhoods, just trying to sort things out. so there were people who stayed here. unfortunately, the reports i'm getting, and i'll let cnn independently confirm this, but what i'm hearing is that southern long beach island did much worse than northern long beach island. and obviously, my sympathies go out to anyone on the whole eastern seaboard who was severely affected by this storm. >>...
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last we've been told from the u.s. coast guard, unresponsive. there's a search that continues for robin walbridge, the 63-year-old captain of the ship. when you see the video, you get the idea of what they were dealing with. hovering very low to the ocean, the waves crashing to the left and right. waves that could have brought the helicopters down. take you back to time line. yesterday 6:00 p.m., lost propulsion and taking on more water than the pumps could get out. so the crew expected that they would be able to stay in the ship but would have to abandon ship at 8:00 a.m. this morning but it turns out they had to get off the ship much sooner. 4:00 a.m. and you see the rescues, these helicopters came in to play. plucking people out of the ocean. one at a time. again, 14 survivors. i spoke to two people whom you see on that helicopter, the person who hoisted the people up and also the person, the rescue swimmer who went down there and to find the survivors and they themselves were thankful that they were able to make the rescues they did. take a
last we've been told from the u.s. coast guard, unresponsive. there's a search that continues for robin walbridge, the 63-year-old captain of the ship. when you see the video, you get the idea of what they were dealing with. hovering very low to the ocean, the waves crashing to the left and right. waves that could have brought the helicopters down. take you back to time line. yesterday 6:00 p.m., lost propulsion and taking on more water than the pumps could get out. so the crew expected that...